On Sun, 2007-01-21 at 00:48 +0200, Ain Vagula wrote: > On 1/21/07, Joe Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > > > > No. What I am saying is that we have sponsors who support OOo directly. > > > I feel that their products should take precedence over other > > > manufacturers who are not contributing or sponsoring. SO the idea is > > > taht if these latter entities wish to continue to receive the current > > > status they should contribute in someway, as in financial or other way, > > > or be supplanted by those entities/companies that do support OOo > > > directly. > > > ... > > > > How is this different from adware? > > > > Avery label sizes and product numbers are a de-facto standard, at least > > in the US. > > > > Do people who use labels perceive the mention of Avery label numbers by > > name as a kind of promotion? My perception is that it's just a way to > > help me find the right label, not a promotion of Avery as a brand. > > > > If it were otherwise, would the Worldlabel web page have the name > > "Avery", in bold, right in the middle of the page? It's probably the > > second thing you see: "Avery-sized labels". Did Avery pay for that? > > Somehow I don't think so. > > > > Bundle a label database, built on OOo Base (naturally) and integrated > > with Writer, to cross-reference label products and help people find the > > right label in a snap. Ask the manufacturers to contribute their data > > and maybe a logo, but please don't start selling "Order this product > > from Worldlabel.com" links on the OOo dialogs or documentation. > > > > < > > We are supporting even MSO file formats :)
He,he. Sometimes I think this is a mistake and sometimes not :-) Depends
on my usage. Seems to be something we need so lets keep it.
> Why? MS has supported us somehow?
No, of course not. OOo has to have these to be the least relevant. That
is not so much true of labels, though. Hence the question.
> I think we are working for users needs and this sets some 'must have'
> conditions.
> We just cannot exist without users base, just for ourselves [developers].
>
Of course not. So letś look at what Avery provides MS:
1. A wizard
2. templates
3. website support of MS to the exclusion of other office suites
and the reverse is true. Seems monopolistic to me.
So lets take another approach to the discussion.
1. OOo needs to get funding,
2. Avery, for one is getting a free ride,
3. how to get (1) from (2) without rocking the boat too much.
By the way, I opened this on the doc project to get ideas and opinions
on this idea before attempting to enlist a larger audience. I certainly
appreciate the time everyone has taken to try to bring to the
discussion.
WRT, the German label providers that have added to our repertoire, I
think that it would be a good thing to give them some better presence in
OOo than simply depending on an alphabetic sort. After all they have
contributed and in that way sponsored the project. Likewise for other
sponsors including Sun.
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G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
OpenOffice.org
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